The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is an unincorporated joint venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, combining research, teaching, public health and reference laboratory services, diagnostic services and clinical care in infectious diseases and immunity.

Meet Dr Doris Chibo. She is the head of the State Reference Laboratory for HIV. She has made contributions in the fields of molecular epidemiology and evolution of viruses of public health importance, namely measles virus, HIV, herpes simplex virus and human coronaviruses.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land where our Institute stands.

We are committed to collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to reduce the unacceptable burden of infectious disease. We are committed to training the next generation of exceptional Indigenous leaders in infection and immunity.